Margarita Prentice
| Sen. Margarita Prentice | |
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| Member of the Washington Senate from the 11th district |
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In office January 11, 1993 – January 14, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Leo K. Thorsness |
| Succeeded by | Bob Hasegawa |
| Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 11th district |
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In office January 9, 1989 – January 11, 1993 |
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February 22, 1931 San Bernardino, California |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Bill |
| Residence | Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington |
| Website | margaritaprentice.com |
Margarita Lopez Prentice (born February 22, 1931) is a former Washington State Senator. A Democrat, she represented the 11th District, which includes Seattle's Beacon Hill, South Park and portions of Renton, Kent, Tukwila, Burien, and SeaTac.
Prentice attended Phoenix College. She also attended Youngstown State University in Ohio. She was trained at St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing in Phoenix, Arizona and also attended the University of Washington.
Prentice was elected to the Washington House of Representatives in 1988, taking office the following January. She served until 1992, when she was elected to the Washington State Senate, taking office in January 1993. Her current term ends January 2013. Prentice is the current Chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee. She is also the former chair and current member of the Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee and serves on the Labor, Commerce, Research and Development Committee. Prentice also serves as an ex-officio member of the Washington State Gambling Commission.
On June 7, 2006, legislation that Prentice pushed through made it illegal to gamble on-line in Washington state.
The legislation's implementation was delayed until courts ruled on its legality. A week before the law took practical effect, Dan "Wretchy" Martin won an on-line poker tournament and netted $160,000 for his efforts.
Mr. Martin has won more than $2 million playing poker on-line. Regarding Martin's statement's about the possibility of leaving his home state to pursue his life's dream and chosen profession, Sen. Prentice said:
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